Pueri Solis 2023

The 2023 vintage was a year of balance: warmth in spring and early summer, followed by rainfall throughout much of July and early August, and then a return of strong heat at the end of summer and during harvest. As a result, our vineyard team walked the vines many times over the course of the year to deliver grapes expressing true terroir singularity, without the sun-drenched character of previous vintages. We care for our vineyards using natural preparations, with no synthetic products. Soil life is stimulated using Horn Manure (Preparation 500), applied in spring in one to two passes. We also apply Horn Silica (Preparation 501) after flowering and, if needed, before harvest. During winter, the vines are pruned short using the single Guyot method, with gentle pruning practices that respect sap flow. Our vineyards are planted at a density of 6,500 vines per hectare. Before pressing in the estate cellar, the grapes are carefully hand-sorted by the harvesters in the vineyard. This parcel was particularly impacted by severe crop loss, and the extremely low yields concentrated the natural aromas, giving rise to this exceptional and rare PUERI SOLIS wine.